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Black Willow (Salix nigra Marsh.). 



A small tree with rough, dark bark, very long and narrow 

 pointed leaves with fine teeth, and very small fruit pods with 

 cottony seeds. The tree is scarce in Hartsville, but it is our only 

 willow. It is a pioneer tree with us and occupies wet ground that 

 has been newly cleared, having for company such plants as cat- 

 tail, button bush and blackberries. There is a good lot of it on 

 the southside of Prest wood's Lake near the paper mill, and it 

 occurs at other places on the lake margin. 



Cottonwood (Populus deltoides Marsh.). 



A rapid-growing, short-lived tree with rather smooth, dark 

 gray bark, large pointed leaves with broad bases, and small pods 

 with cottony seeds. The cottonwood, called also Carolina pop- 

 lar, has, like the willow, only a precarious foothold, and there 

 are no full-grown trees in Hartsville. It appears here and there 

 on new-made ground in damp places. The largest tree stands at 

 the foot of the railroad embankment about one hundred yards 

 south of the novelty mill, and there are several small trees among 

 the willows near the lake. 



Walnut (Juglans nigra L.). 



A large, fine tree that is too well known to need particular 

 description. It is scarce in Hartsville and is found only along 

 ditch banks, gullies, etc. It has no place in our matured forests. 



White Hickory (Carya alba (L.) K. Koch). 



In rich woods this is one of the most abundant of our trees. 

 The nut is extremely variable both in size and shape, but it can be 

 distinguished from that of the pignut hickory by its much 

 thicker hull, that soon falls from the nut. The leaves are larger 

 and more hairy than those of the pignut, and have seven to nine 

 leaflets. The tall columnar form of this tree and its beautiful, 

 rich yellow coloring in fall make it one of the most desirable for 

 street and yard planting. 



Pignut Hickory {Carya glabra hirsuta Ashe). 



A smaller tree, with smaller nuts and leaves than the preceding. 

 The leaflets are generally five, sometimes seven, and in our variety 

 are brown hairy beneath. The husk is thin and splits away 

 imperfectly or not at all. This species occurs sparingly in our 

 upland forests, and plentifully in the valley of Black Creek. 



